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Some notes on making characters who look very different using CC3 and eventually CC4

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bellabypaul (2/19/2022)

get normal base then save out the skin. open photoshop and smooth out the entire skin. remove all blemishes and some wrinkles. once you done that, alter the shape and size to your liking and you will have a much better looking child like character.


Thanks bellabypaul I will try that.





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Please stop making scary images like this. An Alien prostitute is just not right! Good idea but wrong.

As for CC3 not being as good as Daz is just hating. CC3 is the jewel in RL's crown. The only issue I have with RL is the upgrade path for people who bought into there insane pricing model. But then again they did allow me to progress in my projects at a faster rate. Basically I'm conflicted, but not about the quality I get from CC3 plus add-ons. I have everything to do with manipulating a standard avatar, but never into an Alien Hocker LMAO.
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it's really about how much work you put into it, if you stick to default settings, you get default results. Only thing that can change that is if RL added a random seed generator.

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yepkoo (2/9/2022)
I will need a few different Child characters for my future game project.
I tried headshot, but without much success.
I need a training video where I can produce realistic children's characters that are fully compatible with the face and body.
Can anyone suggest any advice or video tutorials on this?


get normal base then save out the skin. open photoshop and smooth out the entire skin. remove all blemishes and some wrinkles. once you done that, alter the shape and size to your liking and you will have a much better looking child like character.
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Okay, here's a tip. Your four samples look great, but do you notice they are all the same weight and and the same age, roughly? The sizes and shapes of the heads even appear similar.  If you want variety in your characters, consider using the basic tools to adjust weight, face and head shape. Also, you might consider introducing some asymmetries, which can be achieved with even the basic tools. A third method for varying your characters is to vary their normal expressions and posture. Check any crowd and you will find scowlers, grinners, and people who look out of it, as well as those who are in a state of vigilance. Body type and height offer even more opportunity to vary your characters.

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Nice! 
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I use a hybrid pipeline
Mixing both CC3 characters and Daz characters in Blender.
Headshot is great tool for variety just as the face transfer tech in Daz studio.

But one must first use them as they've been used in your example images.





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Those women all look like they are from the same family.


If you think so, you think so...  I don't. But thank you for your reply.



I also don't agree and think the characters you have created are diverse and outstanding in quality. I think you should be applauded for the work you have done. 


                                                                

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AutoDidact (1/27/2022)
Frankly this remains a area where the DAZ genesis figures greatly out perform the Iclone avatars.

You can always spot a CC Character ten kilometers off.
Hopefully the CC4 Bases
Will offer more variety.


Come on now AutoDidact your posts are starting to look like trolling at the moment. I'm starting to lose count of the times you have posted just to say how iClone or Character Creator isn't as good as "just about anything else". Please let's have a balanced view once in a while.

With Character Creator 3 and Headshot no two characters should ever look the same. If your characters all look the same then that is more likely down to a lack of creativity than the fault of the software. There is a well known saying that "a bad workman always blames his tools" and that is often so true. 

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I will need a few different Child characters for my future game project.
I tried headshot, but without much success.
I need a training video where I can produce realistic children's characters that are fully compatible with the face and body.
Can anyone suggest any advice or video tutorials on this?


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